With Orange County Supervisors breaking ground on Friday for a new, modern animal shelter to replace the county’s WWII-era facility, County CEO Frank Kim talks about the opportunities ahead for OC Animal Care and partners like the City of Tustin and the South Orange County Community College District.
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Supervisors Bring Dana Point Harbor Back Under Park Dept. Control
The supervisors’ action, which came at the request of county CEO Frank Kim, follows a highly critical audit of the harbor and the resignation of Harbor Director Brad Gross.
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OC Supervisors and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Agenda
Chairwoman Lisa Bartlett instituted a new schedule that cuts down on the number of times supervisors meet, but it also makes the agendas much harder to get through. Some of her colleagues are “frustrated” with the changes.
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Grand Jury: County Officials Derelict in Responding to Reports
Officials say they will implement recommendations by the grand jury, or at least study them further, but apparently end up doing nothing, according to grand jurors.
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Supervisor Concerned About County ‘Hitting Up’ Corporate Sponsors
Supervisor Shawn Nelson questioned whether the county’s efforts to attract corporate donations for the animal shelter, libraries and other services will put undue pressure on companies that do business with the county.
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Supervisors Increase Top Pay for County Executives
Orange County Supervisors Tuesday approved a 2.75 percent increase to the salary range for executive employees, which include managers, executive aides and executive assistants.
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Orange County to Conduct Active Shooter Training for Employees
The move comes in the wake of last week’s mass shooting terrorist attack in nearby San Bernardino, which took place at a county government holiday party.
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Supervisor Says Orange County Needs ‘Homeless Czar’
Supervisor Andrew Do is proposing that the county choose a single point person to keep track of the plethora of county services and figure out how to improve their effectiveness.
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Nelson Pushes New Site for Animal Shelter
Impatient with a grindingly slow effort to build a replacement for the’s county 74 year-old animal shelter, Supervisor Shawn Nelson has identified a potential site that he hopes will speed along the process.
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County Admits Oversight Issues With Sheriff’s Deputies Health Insurance Fund
The fund has for years been the subject of audits demanding specific reforms. Yet, according to a recent grand jury report, those reforms have not been implemented.
